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semester

Main Entry:: se·mes·ter
Pronunciation:: \sə-ˈmes-tər\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: German, from Latin semestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis month — more at six, moon
Date:: 1827

1 : either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided 2 : a period of six months

— se·mes·tral

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\-trəl\ or se·mes·tri·al

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\-trē-əl\ adjective

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